Joma on Gina’s rejection: Reactionaries in Congress won
ENVIRONMENT and Natural Resources secretary Regina Paz Lopez’s rejection by the Commission on Appointments (CA) diminished the prospects of negotiated reforms for a just and lasting peace, National Democratic Front of the Philippines chief political consultant Jose Maria Sison said. Reacting to CA’s 15-9 vote against Lopez’s confirmation today, Sison said “reactionaries in Congress cast […]
Renato Reyes: Ipagtagumpay ang proletaryong rebolusyon
Suspected AFP and PNP agents harass human rights lawyer
A lawyers’ group condemned the harassment of one of its members by suspected Armed Forces of the Philippines personnel in Caloocan City yesterday. In a statement, the National Union of Peoples’ Lawyers (NUPL) said Atty. V.J. Topacio was tailgated by a white Toyota Revo vehicle and a motorcycle from a hearing at the Caloocan City […]
Progressives say fight continues 31 years after EDSA
Progressive organizations marched to EDSA to commemorate the 31st anniversary of the first EDSA People Power uprising that deposed the dictator Ferdinand Marcos. While they recalled the horrors that many suffered under Marcos’ Martial Law, they said genuine change has yet to happen. The group did not join the pro-Aquino or the pro-Duterte activities which […]
AFP-PNP arrest and torture activist
AN activist from Metro Manila was arrested and tortured by the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) and the Philippine National Police (PNP) over what human rights group Karapatan said are false charges. Bagong Alyansang Makabayan (Bayan)-Metro Manila campaign officer Ferdinand Castillo, 57, was arrested last February 12 in Sta. Quiteria, Caloocan by elements of Criminal […]
Bayan, Makabayan hit tax reform and death penalty bills
In a rally in at the House of Representatives various sectors led by the BAYAN and the Makabayan Coalition called for the rejection of the bills that would restore the death penalty and another that imposes higher taxes on the people. Both bills are government-sponsored. Evan Hernandez of the rights group Hustisya said that under […]
Black Friday protest vs impunity held at Camp Crame
A multi-sectoral rally was held at the PNP headquarters in Camp Crame to protest the killings in the Duterte government’s “war on drugs,” citing the brazenness by which the crimes were committed, mostly among the urban poor residents. Rights group Karapatan said Pres. Duterte is “partly to blame for this brutality as he condones the […]
Progressive groups storm US embassy to protest Trump at inauguration.
Members of people’s groups in the Philippines protested in front of the United States embassy Friday in time for the inauguration of Donald Trump as the 45th American president. Protesters led by Bagong Alyansang Makabayan (Bayan) condemned Trump, calling him “the new face of imperialism” and “a symbol of sexism, racism, xenophobia and discrimination”. According to JP Rosos, […]
Peasants commemorate 30th anniversary of Mendiola Massacre
The Peasant Movement of the Philippines led the commemoration of the 30th anniversary of Mendiola Massacre with a rally at the site of the bloody incident. Families of the seven killed on January 22, 1987 called on President Rodrigo Duterte to reopen the investigation to give justice to the victims.
Focus on the substantive issues, activists tell Duterte
by Abril Layad B. Ayroso MANILA, Philippines–President Rodrigo Duterte should realize that peace talks between his government and the National Democratic Front of the Philippines (NDFP) are more than just about ceasefires, activists at a rally said. last January 18, eve. On the eve of the opening of the third round of peace talks in […]